| command | description |
|---|---|
| cmd + f5 | turn on/off Voice Over |
| cmd + fn + doubletap f5 | turn on/off Voice Over (touchbar mac) |
| ctrl | pause/unpause reading |
| ctrl + opt + a | read from current position to the bottom of the page |
Note: The VO (voice-over) command is set to “ctrl + opt” by default. You will see ctrl + opt both above and below in a number of commands below and will also see it referred to as the VO command in the apple documentation.
Working with text: https://www.apple.com/voiceover/info/guide/_1128.html
“Quick Nav” (often referred to as Web Rotor) is a very important to Assistive Technology users. This allows users to scan and browse the page using different types of html elements. Often, if one html element is not working well, AT users will try a different a different HTML element.
| command | description |
|---|---|
| ← + → | turn on/off quick nav |
| ↑ + → ↑ + ← |
toggle through types of elements |
| ↑ ↓ |
moves to the previous/next element of the selected type |
| → ← |
browse to next/previous element (ignoring the selected type) |
Note: If your function key (eg. f5) is doing something unexpected, you might need to hold down the “fn” key while pushing it. If you are having trouble, you might find this article helpful.
| command | description |
|---|---|
| tab tab + shift |
browse to next focusable element browse to previous focusable element |
| ctrl + opt + → ctrl + opt + ← |
browse to next element browse to previous element |
| cmd + alt + shift + ↓ | dig deeper into the element that is selected |
| cmd + ← | browser back button |
| cmd + → | browser forward button |
⚠ Note: we will be using ❖ to represent the Windows Logo Key ⚠
| command | description |
|---|---|
| ❖ + ctrl + enter | turn on/off Narrator |
| ❖ + enter | turn on/off Narrator (older windows) |
| ctrl | stop reading |
| capslock + r | continue reading |
| command | description |
|---|---|
| capslock + spacebar | turn on/off quick scan mode |
| → ← |
move the to the next/previous character (with quick scan mode on) |
| ↑ ↓ |
move to the next/previous word (with quick scan mode on) |
| capslock + ↓ capslock + ↑ |
toggle through types of elements |
| capslock + → capslock + ← |
Moves to the previous/next element of the selected type |
| capslock + h | read the complete page from the beginning |
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/22817/windows-10-narrator-introducing https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/22809/windows-10-narrator-using-scan-modeintroducing
Note: ⚠ Unfortunately the built in Narrator for Windows 7 is not very good. I recommend installing the open source NVDA screen reader: https://www.nvaccess.org/download/ ⚠
| command | description |
|---|---|
| ctrl | stop reading |
| ctrl + alt + n | turn on NVDA |
| insert + q | turn off NVDA |
| insert + ↓ | continue reading |
| command | description |
|---|---|
| ↑ ↓ |
move to the next/previous item |
| → ← |
move the to the next/previous character |
| h shift + h |
move to the next/previous heading |
| tab shift + tab |
move to the next focusable element (link or button) |
Full list of shortcuts: https://dequeuniversity.com/screenreaders/nvda-keyboard-shortcuts